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  • Air Force Taps Veramine for Phase 1 Cyber Deception R&D Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Air Force Taps Veramine for Phase 1 Cyber Deception R&D Contract

    Bothell, Washington-based software development company Veramine has landed a $149,979 contract from the U.S. Air Force under the Small Business Innovation Research program to conduct cyber deception research in support of the military branch’s network defense efforts, C4ISRNET reported Friday. Mark Pomerleau writes Veramine will design and develop tools for use in a representative cyber scenario as well as perform […] More

  • Windtree Therapeutics Receives SBIR Grant for Aerosolized KL4 Surfactant Devt - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Windtree Therapeutics Receives SBIR Grant for Aerosolized KL4 Surfactant Devt

    Windtree Therapeutics has received $1 million in federal funds to continue to develop an aerosolized KL4 surfactant as a potential drug to prevent radiation-induced lung injuries. The funds represent the third tranche of a $3 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research grant the U.S. government awarded to the biotechnology company, Windtree said Thursday. Windtree noted it […] More

  • Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Hypori Federal to Expand Virtual Mobile Infrastructure Features Under DHS SBIR Phase II Contract

    Hypori Federal has received a $750,000 contract from the Department of Homeland Security to further develop a virtual mobile infrastructure technology the company designed to help agencies secure mobile enterprise systems. DHS said Tuesday that Hypori will work to integrate Bluetooth access functionality, high-level authentication and cloud tools into the company’s VMI under the Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Other Agencies Technology Solutions contract. […] More

  • NIST Awards Tech R&D Grants to 19 Small Businesses - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Awards Tech R&D Grants to 19 Small Businesses

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has chosen 19 small businesses to receive grants worth a combined $3.3 million to research and develop a wide range of technology platforms. NIST chose the companies based on their submitted R&D proposals that seek to address advanced manufacturing, cybersecurity, biomanufacturing, cyber-physical, technology transfer and advanced sensing for manufacturing challenges, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. DOC noted grantees […] More

  • Nimbis Services Secures Phase III SBIR Contract From USAF for R&D Support - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Nimbis Services Secures Phase III SBIR Contract From USAF for R&D Support

    The U.S. Air Force has awarded a $9 million Small Business Innovation Research phase 3 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to Nimbis Services for continued research and development services on a cloud-based Defense Department silicon integrated circuit design environment. DoD said Thursday Air Force Research Laboratory will obligate $749,468 from fiscal 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds for the first cost-plus-fixed-fee task order in the sole-source IDIQ […] More

  • DOE to Fund 14 Window Coating Devt Projects Through SHIELD Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DOE to Fund 14 Window Coating Devt Projects Through SHIELD Program

    The Energy Department has awarded $31 million in total funds to support 14 window coating and windowpane development projects as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy’s Single-Pane Highly Insulating Efficient Lucid Design program. DOE said Monday ARPA-E’s SHIELD program seeks to retrofit single-pane windows through the development of novel window coatings and other materials designed to […] More

  • Kent Optronics Secures Navy Night-Vision Tech Ordering Agreement - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kent Optronics Secures Navy Night-Vision Tech Ordering Agreement

    Kent Optronics has received a potential five-year, $47.6 million basic ordering agreement to produce wide field-of-view night vision technology for the U.S. Navy. The Defense Department said Friday the company will also provide night vision systems and associated retrofit and data services to the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command as well as to the U.S. Special Operations Command, […] More

  • NASA Awards Five-Year Data Mgmt, System Development Support Contract to REI Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA Awards Five-Year Data Mgmt, System Development Support Contract to REI Systems

    NASA has awarded REI Systems a five-year contract for data management and system development support services via a small business program indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity REI said Thursday NASA’s Agency-Wide Technical and Advisory Support Services contract also covers modernization, analysis and program operations work along with communication and outreach support, security and system administration, data analytics, public website support and help […] More

  • NIH Issues Red Blood Cell Storage Development Grant to Maryland Health Tech Maker; Martin Cannon Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIH Issues Red Blood Cell Storage Development Grant to Maryland Health Tech Maker; Martin Cannon Comments

    Bethesda, Maryland-based medical technology developer New Health Sciences has received a three-year, $3 million grant from a National Institutes of Health organization to develop and test anaerobic storage technology for donated blood. The company said Wednesday it aims to commercialize the gas-optimized Hemanext storage system, designed to help preserve the quality of red blood cells during prolonged storage. “We are […] More

  • Steve Jurczyk: NASA Picks 399 Proposals for Phase 1 Contract Negotiations on Space-Related R&D - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Jurczyk: NASA Picks 399 Proposals for Phase 1 Contract Negotiations on Space-Related R&D

    NASA has chosen 341 Small Business Innovation Research and 58 Small Business Technology Transfer proposals on space-related research and development for Phase I negotiations on contracts potentially worth $49.7 million. The selected proposals will receive six-month contracts worth up to $125,000 and support the development of technologies in fields including aeronautics, science, human exploration and space technology, NASA said […] More

  • DARPA Seeks Proposals for Future Secure Messaging Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DARPA Seeks Proposals for Future Secure Messaging Platform

    The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has asked for proposals from industry to develop a secure messaging platform for the U.S. military that is accessible via a web browser or standalone native application. proposals on the for potential a Secure Messaging Platform. DARPA said Friday it also wants the platform to separate the message creation from the message transfer […] More

  • DoD Seeks Proposals for Wearable Antenna Development Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Seeks Proposals for Wearable Antenna Development Program

    The Defense Department has asked industry to submit proposals for a three-phase contract that aims to research and develop wearable antenna systems for integration with soldiers’ multi-frequency band radios. DoD issued the solicitation for the Multi-Band Body Wearable Antenna initiative as part of the Small Business Administration’s Small Business Innovation Research program, according to a […] More